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PPIAF Participates in the Finance Business Committee Meeting

20 January 2015
The Finance Business Committee (FBC) of the World Bank Group, a high level committee comprising of Senior Management from WB, IFC and MIGA, is exploring the possibility of increased leveraging of infrastructure investments from Institutional Investors in developing countries. In this regard, Finance and Markets Global Practice and PPIAF/PPP Group were asked to present ideas on how WBG can scale-up initiatives to improve enabling environment for institutional investors.

The Finance Business Committee (FBC) of the World Bank Group, a high level committee comprising of Senior Management from WB, IFC and MIGA, is exploring the possibility of increased leveraging of infrastructure investments from Institutional Investors in developing countries. In this regard, Finance and Markets Global Practice and PPIAF/PPP Group were asked to present ideas on how WBG can scale-up initiatives to improve enabling environment for institutional investors.

A list of experiences, key barriers, need for innovative vehicles and instruments and potential interventions to be developed by WBG and partners  was presented in this respect, as well as the example of Colombia: where, WB and PPIAF are assisting FDN (Colombia’s National Development Finance Agency) in improving the capacity of Institutional Investors to invest in 4G transport infrastructure program. The FBC asked the GP and PPIAF to identify the next set of pilot countries where experience and lessons can be replicated. It is currently expected that Turkey and/or Morocco could be the next pilot for such engagement.